Tonight I’m teaming up with Bonnie over at Faith Barista for Jam With Me Thursday! http://www.faithbarista.com/join-faith-barista-jam-thursdays/
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The writing prompt for this week is…Voice
Here are my thoughts:
I’m not much of a talker, very much the introvert. I listen and observe more than I talk. I have no clue what my “voice” is. However, since my mom passed away in 2011, several things have happened.
I was scared I would forget memories from my childhood. I felt the Lord prompting me to write my story. As a matter of fact, the word story kept popping up over the next year or so. Story is from the original Greek word, meaning knowledge. One of my spiritual gifts is knowledge. Hmmm, I’m listening.
I started writing. Memories from childhood. Free writing. Prayer journal. Writing journal. Here’s the funny thing: the memories came flooding back. I remembered that I used to write all the time in high school and college. I started recording my memories, my stories. Time after time I would think, “Why write? What’s the use? Who’s going to read it?”. After each negative thought, the word “story” or another confirmation would pop up. As a matter of fact, on Ann Voskamp’s Joy Dare list, the three gifts for my birthday were “3 gifts of story”! Wow. I’m listening.
Voice? I don’t know what my writer’s voice is. What I do know is this: I have been obedient to write. And God has been faithful to provide words. The words just keep pouring out…suddenly, I’m not only listening, I’m writing!
And as I record God’s Splashes of Flash in my Ordinary life, these stories of His will become the legacy I leave.
Joel 1:3 “So be sure to tell this story to your sons and daughters. Your sons should tell their sons and so on, for generations.” (The Voice Bible)
How awesome to have your memories to write about and to share. For some reason, I have had a problem with keeping things in my memory. My family members are always having to remind me of places we lived and things we did growing up. How lucky for your family that they will have your words.
Thank you Nina! Thanks for stopping by! BTW, I am in my mid-fifties, it is VERY HARD for me to remember yesterday, much less my childhood. But God is faithful, and has provided me with many memories!
I’m so glad you have good memories, Ellen. Also that your love of writing returned and you’re sharing. 🙂
Thank you Trudy! Thank you for stopping by!
Stories are the best way God can use our words to help others. Keep writing on, sister. 🙂
Thank you! Thanks for stopping by!
So thankful you are listening … and also writing! I liked this: “What I do know is this: I have been obedient to write. And God has been faithful to provide words.” Thanks for sharing …
Thank you Cherry!
Hi Ellen! I don’t know exactly what my voice is either, but I think the more we write, the more we’ll discover it! 🙂 That is lovey how you started writing after your mom passed away to make sure you didn’t forget.
Thank you Betsy! Thank you for stopping by! It has been a fun journey, being obedient to write. And YES! if I would remember to just write, the Lord will be faithful to help me find my voice!
Blessings!
Ellen,
I so understand about writing. This I have come to understand. God will help you find your voice and He will use it to His glory. Such a beautiful place to sit a spell. Thank you
Aww, thank you Tammy! Thanks for stopping by! To God be the Glory!
Aw, this was a really good post. Taking a few minutes and
actual effort to produce a great article… but what can I say… I
hesitate a whole lot and never seem to get nearly anything
done.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts. I truly appreciate your efforts and I will be waiting for
your next write ups thanks once again.